Van Auken v. Wieman
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Lyon District Court. — Hon. Wm. R. Hutchinson, Judge. Habeas corpus proceedings instituted in the name and oh behalf of Anna Van Auken, a minor child, by E. Van Auken, her father and next friend, to determine the question of her custody. Erom a judgment in favor of defendants, plaintiff appeals. —
1Opinion of the CourtBishop, J.
Anna Van Auken was bom in December, 1896, in Lyon county. Her mother survived the ordeal of childbirth but a few hours. Her father, E. Van Auken, at once arranged with his sister, the defendant Ella Wieman, and her husband and codefendant, Christ Wieman, who lived a quarter of a mile away, to take the infant child to their home for the time being and care for her. Soon after, the further arrangement was made that the child should remain with the Wiemans, and that the father should pay $50 per year as compensation for her keeping. It is agreed that payments in accordance with the agreement…
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